| De Beauvoir | |
| Constituency Type: | electoral ward |
| Parl Name: | Hackney London Borough Council |
| District Label: | Borough |
| District: | Hackney |
| Region: | Greater London |
| Region Label: | County |
| Towns: | De Beauvoir Town |
| Year: | 1965 |
| Members Label: | Councillors |
| Population: | 9,195 (2021) |
| Electorate: | 6,634 (2022) |
| Blank1 Name: | GSS code |
| Blank1 Info: | E05009371 |
De Beauvoir is a ward encompassing all of De Beauvoir Town and small part of Dalston in the London Borough of Hackney. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. The boundaries of the ward were revised in 2014.
In 2014 the ward boundary was revised, with a small area east of Kingsland Basin transferred to Haggerston Ward.[1]
The by-election was held on 2 May 2024, following the resignation of Polly Billington. It took place on the same day as the 2024 London mayoral election, the 2024 London Assembly election and 14 other borough council by-elections across London.[2]
A by-election took place on 7 July 2022, following the resignation of Tom Dewey.
The election took place on 3 May 2018.[3]
The ward returns two councillors to Hackney Council, with an election every four years. In 2011, De Beauvoir ward had a total population of 8,494 people. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.[4]
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978.[5]
A by-election was held on 25 February 1988, following the resignation of John Lettice.
De Beauvoir ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Hackney on 1 April 1965.
It was first used in the 1964 elections, with an electorate of 7,678, returning three councillors.[6]